Bohs strengthen Lorient links with successful trip

Thu, Sep 01, 2022

Last year, Galway Bohemians were asked to participate in a twinning project between Galway and Lorient. Bohs have been going through a massive rejuvenation over the past decade and the committee agreed to take on this mammoth task which saw 44 young players sign up for the trip.

From Barna to Westminster

Thu, Sep 01, 2022

‘Definitely, I am a Galway girl, very much so, I’m from Barna’, Claire Hanna MP replies when asked where exactly she is from. Claire was on one of her regular visits from her home in Belfast to her birthplace in Barna, Co. Galway, when we sat down last week to discuss her journey from rural county Galway to the House of Commons in Westminster.

For almost four decades, the family have maintained very close links with Galway, and Claire describes the house in Barna as their ‘spiritual home’.

A place that is welcoming to all

Thu, Sep 01, 2022

Over the next few weeks, Galway will one again thankfully feel the rush of fresh blood through its veins when thousands of students come here for an experience that one hopes will be a positive one, and will help them forge a link with this city that they will hold for the rest of their lives.

After the few years we have had, we are glad to welcome them all back fully and to look forward to them using the city as a base to learn about life and about their chosen subjects in the third level colleges.

Galway Corinthians RFC to honour club legend as part of fundraising event for IMNDA

Thu, Sep 01, 2022

THIS Saturday evening, Galway Corinthians RFC will host an evening of sport and enjoyment with the goal of raising much-needed funds for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Who are Lottoland Ireland and How are they Challenging the National Lotto?

Mon, Aug 29, 2022

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The advent of the internet ushered in a new era in the development of the gambling industry, especially since the rise of smartphones. However, by no means did this signify the death of the bingo hall or the brick-and-mortar casino. Whilst all these changes were taking place, the lottery industry seemed to remain stagnant, until Lottoland stepped onto the scene.

Abuse of spaces sees end of free parking at Leisureland

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

The long enjoyed free parking at the Salthill facility is to come to an end.

Galway pubs and restaurants clean up in Irish Food and Bar Awards

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Several Galway establishments have taken home titles in this year’s Bar of the Year Awards and The Food Awards Ireland.

Galway Sea Scouts represent Ireland at Dutch National Sea Scout Festival

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Like ‘Disneyland for Sea Scouts’ is how one of our Sea Scouts described Nawaka, the National Water Camp they attended in Zeewolde, Netherlands. Held every running years and running for 10 days, the Sea Scout festival is one of the largest of its kind and this year, Port of Galway Sea Scouts returned with 27 scouts and eight leaders to represent Ireland at the event.

With 7,000 scouts and staff on site, the Nawaka village had a real festival feel, complete with popup shops, exhibitions and activities to keep everyone entertained and provided for. The opening ceremony saw the entire compliment of boats descend upon the local harbour of Zeewolde, which was awash with the brightly coloured Lelievlet Boats that each Sea Scout group paints in their group colours.

A weekend of history in Cong

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Historians, academics and locals descended on Cong last weekend to attend the very first conference ever held about the abbeys of Cong and Inishmaine.

TDs call for action over school bus ‘fiasco’

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Independent TDs Sean Canney and Deputy Noel Grealish have called on the Government to provide additional school buses to cater for children with concessionary tickets who are being refused school transport for the upcoming year.

Independent TD for Galway West, Noel Grealish said he has been inundated with calls from parents of children who had previously availed of concessionary tickets and who are no longer eligible, given the increase in applications for school transport, due to the fact the service is free of charge this year.”

Clifden RNLI tow a stricken yacht with two sailors aboard to safety

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Clifden’s RNLI volunteer crew were called into action on Sunday to aid a yacht in difficulty three miles north west of Slyne Head.

Ditch the quills and parchment and modernise, Fitzmaurice tells An Bord Pleanála

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has called on An Bord Pleanála to “consider their positions” regarding planning regulations, stating that if they do not do so “the government must do it for them.”

Great Western Lakes public consultation events get underway in Galway

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

A public consultation on the long-term management of the Great Western Lakes got underway earlier this month and Inland Fisheries Ireland is urging the Galway public, especially the angling community and anyone who uses the lakes, or lives near them, to make a submission ahead of open evenings in Headford, Oughterard and Partry for the public in September.

Colourful and packed Loughrea Medieval Festival this weekend

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Loughrea medieval festival 2022 takes place in the medieval town of Loughrea from tomorrow Friday August 26 to Sunday August 28.

Mental health system crisis is “life and death,” says MEP Walsh

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

MEP Maria Walsh has responded to calls for a radical overhaul of the entire mental health system in Ireland, describing the situation as “life and death”. MEP Walsh, who authored the European Parliament’s first report around mental health earlier this summer, stressed that the mental health of citizens, both in Ireland and at European level, should be top of the agenda.

Local gardaí advising students to be on wary of rental scams

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Gardaí are warning the public to stay vigilant for scams and accommodation fraud as students return to college this autumn.

Making Galway a great city to grow old in

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

The Mayor of Galway City, Cllr. Clodagh Higgins met with members of Salthill Active Retired, Access For All, AMACH!, Silver Rainbows and Salthill Men’s Shed group in Salthill, to test out the new Age Friendly seating located adjacent to Ladies Beach.

Ditch the quills and parchment and modernise, Fitzmaurice tells An Bord Pleanála

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has called on An Bord Pleanála to “consider their positions” regarding planning regulations, stating that if they do not do so “the government must do it for them.”

Shortage of student accommodation in Galway sees families facing mounting costs

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

The shortage of student accommodation in Galway, combined with the cost of living crisis, is “crippling” students and their families as well as leaving students vulnerable to rental scams, it was claimed this week.

Stocktaking.ie’s Run for Daisy Lodge Cancer Fund for Children

Thu, Aug 25, 2022

Stocktaking.ie, a Tuam-based company which provides an outsourced stocktaking service to some of Ireland’s greatest retail brands nationwide chose Cancer Fund for Children as their charity partner for 2022 and decided they wanted to support Daisy Lodge Cong in whatever way possible.

Patrick McDermott, MD of Stocktaking.ie is taking on the mammoth task of running the Chicago City Marathon on October 9 raising money for Daisy Lodge, Cong. Patrick has been training hard and is now on a countdown to the big event. The team at Stocktaking.ie are very proud of Patrick and are working hard to ensure this Fundraising event is a massive success.

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